House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-355

Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008

H.R. 1343Introduced Mar 6, 2007Policy area: Health

Became law on Oct 8, 2008.

Sponsor: Rep. Gene Green D-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 6, 2007
Committee actionMay 7, 2008
Passed HouseJun 4, 2008 · 393–24
Passed SenateSep 24, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesSep 25, 2008
To the PresidentSep 30, 2008
Became lawOct 8, 2008

Latest action: Oct 8, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-355.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1343.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1343, Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008” on June 3, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 8, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 3, 2008 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19842
CBO publication date
June 3, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1343, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1343
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1343, Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008” on June 3, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 8, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 3, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19842
CBO publication date
June 3, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1343, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1343
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-680 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 4, 2008.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 4, 2008 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/680
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1343, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1343
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

249 cosponsors — 81 Republicans, 168 Democrats

81 of 249 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Shelley Capito (R-WV) and 219 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gene Green.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-29 district

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